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Author: Ed van Bruggen <ed@edryd.org>
Date:   Sat,  1 Aug 2026 21:36:03 -0400

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             <p>Physics PhD student at UMass Amherst, currently working in the <a
               href="https://nexo.llnl.gov/">nEXO collaboration</a> searching for <a
-              href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutrinoless_double_beta_decay">neutrinoless double beta decay</a>. Detecting this decay for the first time would
-            allow us to directly measure the mass of <a
-              href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutrino">neutrinos</a>, furthering our understanding of the universe
-            <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physics_beyond_the_Standard_Model">beyond the standard model</a> of particle physics.</p>
-            <p>In our lab, we characterize <a
-              href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon_photomultiplier">Silicon PhotoMultipliers</a> by detecting <a
-              href="https://github.com/Pocar-Lab/SPE-Analysis">single photon events</a>.
+              href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutrinoless_double_beta_decay">neutrinoless double beta decay</a>.
+            Detecting this decay for the first time would allow us to directly measure the mass of
+            <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutrino">neutrinos</a>,
+            and help explain the origins of matter.
+            In our lab, we characterize
+            <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon_photomultiplier">Silicon PhotoMultipliers</a>
+            through detection of <a href="https://github.com/Pocar-Lab/SPE-Analysis">single photons</a>.
+            We then use this calibrated detector to measure and model vacuum
+            ultraviolet reflectance in liquid xenon.
             </p>
-            <p>Previously, I studied new Dark Higgs models to explore direct dark
-            matter production at the Large Hadron Collider, and developed a project
-            to automate <a
+            <p>Previously, I studied Dark Higgs models to explore direct dark
+            matter production at the
+            <a href="https://home.cern/science/accelerators/large-hadron-collider">
+            Large Hadron Collider</a>
+            and developed a project to automate <a
               href="https://iris-hep.org/fellows/edvanbruggen.html">truth-level reinterpretations</a>
-            of particle physics analyses. I also did work
-            simulating protein folding for <a
+            of particle physics analyses. I also simulated protein folding for <a
               href="https://2018.igem.org/Team:Washington">chemically induced dimerization of nanobodies</a>, allowing for the creation of single
             small molecule biosensors.</p>
-            <p>Creator of the <a href="https://eevo.pub">eevo</a> scripting language.</p>
             <p>Lead web developer for <a href="https://projectmhea.org">Mental Health for Every Adolescent</a>.</p>
+            <p>Developing the <a href="https://eevo.pub">eevo scripting language</a>
+                as an experiemnt to see how simple a practical programming language can be.
+            </p>
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